Pasting-machine.



A. E. NIELSEN.

PASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.14, 1909.

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TTOH/VEYS A. E. NIELSEN.

PASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. I4, 1909.

1,034,492. Patfsnted Aug. 6, 1912.

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Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

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PASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED M1614, 1909.

1,084,492. Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

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PASTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED AUG.14, 1909.

Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

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PASTING MAGHINE APPLICATION FILED AUG. 14, 1909. 1,034,492. PatentedAug. 6, 1912.

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PASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 14, 1909.

1,034,492. Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

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PASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION ULEB AUG.14, 1909.

1,034,492. Patented Aug. 6,1912.

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Tlf WITNESSES IN/ENTOR mi] M ORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT oEErcE.

.ANTON E. NIELSEN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO FRANK WOLF, OF NEWYORK, N. Y.

:rAsTINa-MACHINE.

his invention rela-tes to pasting machines and in particular to machinesadapted to apply paste to the surface of a card designed to receive asample of cloth or other material.

One of the objects thereof is to ,provide` a simple and compact machinefor applying thepaste to the card and thereafter' to automaticallydischarge the card .from the machine, sufficient time being allowedbetween these operations for the operatorto accurately place a sampleupon the card in contact with the pasted portion thereof.

Another object thereof is to provide simple and eiiicient mechanism forapplying the paste.

Another object is to provide positively acting means adapted to lift thecard upon which the samplehas been laid and to deliver it to thedischarging mechanism.

A further object is to provide a simple, efficient, and properly timedmeans whereby the card is received from the card lifter and delivered tothe discharging rollers.

Yet another object is to providev a ma chine capable of holding aplurality of cards .and having means adapted to feed said cards intoproper position to be operated upon.

A still further object is to provide mechanism adapted to drive theseveral parts of the machine, and to accurately time the severaloperations thereof. i

Other' objects will in part be obvious and in part pointed outhereinafter.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the' scope ofthe application of which will be indicated in the following claims.

Referring, now, to the drawings, wherein is shown one of the variouspossible em-y bodiments of the present invention, FigureY Specificationof Letters Patent.

Application led August 14, 1909.

Patented Aug. 6, 1912. serial No. 512,802.

l is a plan View of the machine, showing the relation of thevariousparts; Fig. 2

is a front elevation of the same; Fig. 3 isv a rear elevation partly insection; Fig. 4 is a plan view of the gearingand transmission mechanism,the rest of the machine being'omitted; Fig. 5 is an enlarged rear viewof the mechanism for driving the picker arm, and Fig. 6 is an enlargedside view lof thek same; Fig. 7 is a detail view of the cam employed totransmit motion to the picker arm; Fig. 8 is a bottom view of the plateor table which supports f the cards within the frame of the machine;Fig. 9 is a rear elevation of the picker arm with its associatedmechanism; Fig-.10 is a side elevation of the picker armand fingers, in-

rearward position, showing y part of the frame broken away and the cardalinemcnt breakers in forward position; Fig. 11 is a view of the same,parts in their opposite positions; Fig. 12 is a plan view of the pickermechanism; Fig. 13 is a detail side view of the lower picker finger;Fig. 14 is a detail side view of the upper picker finger; Fig. 15 isacrosssection of a part of the machine, showing the cam surfaces whichactuate the picker lingers; Fig. 16 is a plan view of the same; Fig. 17is a rear view of the pasting roller, its supporting arm and operatmgmechanism; Fig. 18 is a front view of the same-partially broken away;Fig. 19 is a section on line ace-m of Fig. 17; Figs. 20 and 21 are rearviews of the vacuum card lifter mechanism in raised and loweredpositions, respectively; Fig. 22 is a plan View of a section of thevacuum con duit, showing the vacuum valve therein and operatingmechanism; Fig. 23 is a rear view of the valve and associated mechanism;Fig. A24: is a section taken on line y-y of Fig. 22; and Fig. 25 is anenlarged crosssection taken through the vacuum lifter head.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout thedrawings and specification.

Before entering into a description of the specific* features of thisinvention, and m orderthat certain objects thereof may be more readilyunderstood, it may be here noted that manufacturers of various textilefabrics make up large quantities of samples which are pasted uponappropriate cards and sent. out to the trade. Most of this work is doneby hand, and is therefore very cost-ly and slow. By the presentinvention the cards have paste applied to them automatically in themanner desired, which is, usually, so that the sample will adhere alongone' edge only. It is found desirable, after the pasting roller hasoperated, that the machine should cease all movement for a periodsufficiently long to permit of the samplebeing correctly located uponthe card, and then operate again to remove the finished sample card.Thisis herein accomplished by imparting to the main drive shaft of themachine an intermittent movement and by including in the drivingmechanism of the several parts properly proportioned cams.

Referring, now, to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings, the machine ingeneral comprises an upright frame A constituting a Suitably mountedreservoir 1 for cards. uponthis frame is the pasting mechanism B.Located rearwardly of the pasting device is a vacuum lifter device C,and rearwardly of the reservoir, as shown in Fig. 1, is the picker 4armand associated mechanism D. Referring to the card reservoir more` indetail, it will be seen that it comprises a s keleton framework 2.Within this reservoir the plate or table 3 is adapted to slide up anddown. This table constitutes the support for a pile of horizontallyarrangedv cards. Slidably mounted on the bottom side of the plate 3 aretwo vmembers 4 to which are fastened half nuts 5 which in turn engagewith vertical feed screws 6. At their inner ends these members 4 areoppositely tapered and near their extreme inner ends are pinned to alever 7 through the `movement of which they are thrown together or apartengaging or disengaging the half nuts 5 with the screws 6. With Ithelever 7 in the position shown in Fig.8 the nuts mesh with the screws andupon rotation of said screws the table 3 is fed upwardly within thereservoir 1A a predetermined distance during each cycle of operations ofthe machine. By withdrawing the finger latch 8 the lever 7 may be swungto the right in Fig. 8 so as to disengage the nuts 5 from the screws 6,and thus enable the operator to manually lower the table.

Referring to Fig. 4, the shaft 9 is driven constantly from any source ofpower and fastened tightly thereto is a cog-wheel 10. A shaft 11 hasloosely arranged thereon a corresponding cog-wheel 12 which carries onits inner face a pivotally mounted dog 13 (see Figs. 2 and 3). Adjacentsaid cogwheel 12 a pinion 14 is also loosely munted on the shaft 11.This pinion is provided with a flange 15 having notches 16 cut thereinat opposite sides thereof. As the cog-wheel 12 rotates, the dog 13 ispermit.- ted to engagewith the notches 16 when the foot lever 17 ispressed down.` When ,footlever 17 is released, its upper arm 18 preventsthe engagement of the dog 13 with the notches 16. In Fig. 3. there isshown adapted to engage the tail of the dog 13 and throw the same out ofthe notches 16,

ya block or tripping member 19 which is after which the cog-'wheel 12rotates half a revolution, the pinion 14- remaining idle,

and then the dog `132'engagesfwith theI diametrically opposite notch 16to again rotate the vpinion 14. Ashaft 20 has thereon a pinion 21 whichmeshes with the pinion 14, the shaft 2O being intermittently rotatedthereby. As the diameter of the pinion 21 is one-half that of the pinion14, the shaft 20 makes a complete revolution for every intermittent halfrevolution `of thepinion 14. Another pinion 22 on said shaft 2O mesheswith the pinion 23 fast upon shaft 11 and thereby transmitsto saidshaftll an intermittent rotation. When the footlever 17 4is released thedog 13 is held out of engagement with the notches in the flange of thepinion 14, lso' that no lmovement is transmitted to the rest of themachine.

Upon the end of the shaft 11 is an adjustj ably arranged, eccentricmember or crank 24. To this crank is pivotally secured one end of aconnect-ing rod 25, the other end of which carries a ratchet member orpawl 26 adapted to engage with the teeth of a ratchet wheel 27 keyed tothe cross-shaft- 28. On this cross-shaft 28 are fastened bevel-gears 29which` intermesh with bevelgears 30, secured to the lower ends of thefeed screws 6. The eccentric member 24 is adjusted so that with everyrevolution of the shaft 11, the feed screws 6 are rotated to feed thetable 3 a distance equal to the ilo cured intermediate its ends to theslide member 33. This slide member is adapted to reciprocate within aguide 34 and has mounted thereon a resilient stop member 35 adapted toengage an abutment or stop 36 mounted upon the guides. A rack 37 issecured to the bottom of the slide 33 and is designed to'intermesh witha gear 38 freely rotatable about the shaft 39. Surrounding the shaft 39is a clock spring 40 one end of which is attached to the gear 38, andthe other end to the frame of the machine. This spring tends to turn thegear 38 to hold the slide 33 in its rearward position. Mounted fast uponthe shaft 39 is a member 41 providedwith a spring pressed dog 42 adaptedto engage with an abutment 43 projecting from the side of the gear 38and to carry the tri( i ing roller is lifted from the card.

gear around with said member 41. When the pasting roller 31 has reachedthe end of its orward movement, the spring pressed dog 42 comes into endcontact with an adjustable trippiig member 44 fastened to the side ofthe gui e 34, whereby the do 42 is depressed and releases the gear 38, wich is immediately oppositely rotated by the spring 40, thereby quicklyretui'ning the )asting roller to its rearward position. l\ ounted uponthe guide 34 is an angle-plate 45. Adjustably secured to plate 45 isanother plate 4G which takes over the top thereof for a purpose to behereafter described. 47 is an arm pivotally mounted on the plate 45 by apin 48; pin 48 has fastened to its other en at the opposite side of late45 from the arm 47, a spring resse member 49. This member can beadjusted upon pin 48 so as to vary the inclination of the arm 47. Theinner end of the lever 32, n on forward movement of the pastin evice,rests against the horizontal portion of the plate t6 and prevents thepasting roller from dropping down into contact with the card too earlvin its stroke. When the lever end passes from under the plate 40 theroller drops down upon the card, applying; paste thereto during theremainder o its orward lstroke. When the pasting mechanism is releasedaiid begins its rearward movement a pin 50 upon the lever 32 passesunder the upper end of the arm 47 and as the slide continues itsrearward movement the past- During its forward travel the pin 50 passesover the arm 47. It will be seen that as these parts are adjustable, thetime during which the pasting roller is to be in contact with the cardmay be nicely determined.

C is the vacuum card lift-iii mechanism, best shown in Figs. 20 to 25,inclusive. A vacuum conduit 51 is pivotally secured at 52 to the end ofthe vacuum pipe 53, the latter being provided with suitable means forconnection with a source of vacuum. At one end the vacuum conduit 51 is)rovided wit-li a lifter head 54 shown in section in Fig. 25. 'lhelifter head comprises a fitting havin therein a chamber`55. Extendingthrougi the bottom wall of this chamber is a tubular plunger 55,.provided with a head 57 tilting air-tight within the chamber 55. Ashoulder in the chamber co-ncts with the head on the plunger to limitthe downward movement of the lat-ter. In the wall of the fitting is apassage 58 opening into the chamber near the top thereof and connectingat its other end with the conduit 51. An olpenin in the to of thechamber 55 is c osed )y a plu i t its lower end the plunger 56 isprovided with a rubber sucker 59 ada ted to be brought into contact witha car in the reservoir. In the conduit 51 intermediate the lifter head54 and the pivotal point 52 is located a rotary plugvalve 60 of anyordinary construction. 61

is the valve-stem and fastened thereto is a curved arm 62 attached atits other extremity by means of a spring 63 to a bracket (34 on theframe of the machine. Arm 62 rests upon a in 65 secured in the bracket64. Surroun ing the stem of the valve is a flange 6G, the circumferenceof which is provided with a notch 67. Pivotally mounted upon the conduit51 is a spring pressed dog G8, one end of which is adapted to engagewith the notch 67 when the valve is turned to open position. Uponbracket G4 is located a pin G9 in position to be engaged by the otherend of the dog 68, thereby releasing the valve and allowing it to close.The conduit 51 has a solid extension 70 provided at its end with aroller 71 formed and adapted to follow the roove in a cam member 72 fastupon the siaft 39. Said shaft 39, which a so carries the gear 38 andmember 41 heretofore described, is driven through bevelgearing andintermediate shafts 73 and 74 y the shaft 20, as shown in Fig. 4. Uponrotation of the cam member 72 the vacuum conduit 51 is oscillated andthe lifter head lowered toward the card. As the conduit moves downwardlythe pin 65 engages with the curved arm 62 of the valve-stem 61 and openst-he valve. Now, when the lifter head comes in contact with the card,the vacuum draws the card tightly against the sucker 59 and closes thepassage through the pluner 56. The plunger is now drawn up within thechamber 55 with a very rapid movement, which lifts the top card slightlyfrom t-lie card next below it. The cam 72 continuin its rotation, thevacuum conduit and the li ter head are raised and just before reachingthe top of their upward movement the pin 69 engages the end of the dogG8 and reeases the saine from its engagement. with the notch 57. Thespring G3 now closes the valve and shuts ofi' the vacuum from the lifterhead; the lat-ter, just before it reaches the limit of its upwardmoveu'ient, drops the card, which is then received by iclter meehanism,to be hereafter describe( Referring to Figs. 1, 3 and 9, 75 is arocksliaft carrying tightly fixed thereto the picker arm 76. The shaft75 is given a rocking or oscillatin f movement by engagement of a member7 mounted at the' end thereof with a cam 78 fastened to the shaft 79.The shaft 79 has a bearing in a bracket 8() extending outwardly fromvthel frame, ot? the machine. 81 is a fear, fast upon said shaft 79, andintermesliing with a gear 82 carried by the above mentioned shaft 73.The shaft 73 has at its lower end n lievelgear which engages with asimilar gear mounted upon the shaft 20, heretofore described. At itsupper end (see Fig. 9) the picker arm 76 is ifurcated, and extending ysobetween the bifurcated ends is a pin 83. Loosely supportedv by said pinare the upper and lower picker fingers 84 and 85 which are shaped likebell-crank levers, one end of each of them constituting a finger adaptedto lie one over the other, and their other ends carrying pins adapted toengage with the cam surfaces 86 and 87 and with the member ,88 (seeFigs.10 to 16, inclusive). Normally the fingers are forced downwardlyand together by their own weight and by the spring 89 shown in Fig. 9.As the rockshaft 7 5 rocks forward the pin 90 upon the lower pickerfinger 85 travels along the cam surface 86 and lifts both the upper andlower fingers so that they clear the edge of the frame, as shown in Fig.11. During the same interval the pin 91 on'tlie upper finger 84 travelsover the cam surface 87 up to and onto the pivotally mounted member 88'and lthen travels upwardly along the upper surface'of said member. Thislatter movement raises the upper ypicker finger away from the lowerpicker finger, in which position it is maintained ,until the picker armhas reached the limit of its forward movement. The various parts are sotimed in their operation that the picker arm reaches the limit of itsforward movement at. the same instant that the vacuum lifter headreleases the card, which now vfalls down upon the projecting lowerpicker finger 85. Immediately the pin 91 upon the upper picker fingerpasses over thel end of the member 88, allowing thev fingers tocloseupon the card. Further ro-4 tation of the cam 78 starts the picker,arm rearwardly, the pin 91 returning along the lowerside of ltheA'member 88. When the picker arm reaches a certain point in its rearwardmovement, the card is taken. therefrom by' thefirst pair of dischargingrollers 92, shown inFigs. 1, 2 and 3. Mounted upon the upper rear edgeof the reservoir frame 2 is a spring clip 93 which presses down uponvthe top card and impositively holds it in position. It has been foundthat as the cards-feed upwardly they tend to preservetheir 'alinementand in order to render the action of the vacuum lifter satisfactory, itis necessary to break said alinement. For this purpose are providedalinement breakers y94, shown in Figs. 9, 10 and 11. These breakers,while the picker arm is in itsA forward position, merely rest againstthe edges of the uplper cards, but upon the picker arm reac ing itsrearward position the breaker members are-engaged by the upper ends oflevers 95 which are pivotally f secured to the frame of the machineintermediate their ends. Their lower ends are provided with pins 96which are in position tobe hit byv members'97 rigidly secured to therock-shaft 75.l By this means, eacli time the lifter and 'pickermechanisms operate to remove a card from the topl of the reservoir thebreakers are forced forward and the alinement of the cards slightly de-vstroyed. It is to be understood that the spring clip 93 bears verylightly upon the top card and does not prevent the card from beinglifted by thelifter head 54. Upon the card being lifted the clip fallsto the next card to insure the accurate working of the machine. Thepicker fingers deliver the card to the first discharging rollers 92which carry it backward above the picker mechanism, the fingers of whichhave descended =beneath the plane of contact of the ,pairs of rollers,during their rearward movement.

The card is now taken up by the rear pair of rollers 98, which press thesample tightly down upon the card, insuring proper adhesion, and thendeliver the card outside of the machine. The rollers 92 and 98 arecarried by shafts 99 and 100 having on their inner ends bevel-gears 101`which mesh withv like gears 102 upon a cross-shaft 103. Cross-shaft 103has also supported thereon a paste supplying roller 104 which rotateswithin a paste containing reservoir 105 (see Fig. 1). When the pastingroller 31 is in its rearward position it rests upon the paste supplyingroller 104 and receives paste therefrom. The shaft, 103 is driven bymeans of a belt connection with the shaft 39 heretofore described, asshown in Figs. 1 and 4. At one side of the card reservoir the frameplates are hinged so as to swing outwardly to permit of the refilling ofthe reservoir. A latch 106 of any preferred construction normally holdsthese door'plates in closed position, as indicated in Fig. 1.

The general operation is as follows: Upon the foot lever 17 beingpressed down, the dog 13 engages alternately the diametrically opquicklydrawn back by the spring 40, the i roller being lifted from the card.The picker arm and the lifter head now start moving substantiallysimultaneously, the lifter head moving downwardly and the picker armrocking forwardly. The lifter j arm rea-ches the downward limit of itsmovement, lifts the card, and rises to its upper-l most'pos'itioii intime to deliver the card to the picker fingers which are now open andhavereached their forward position. The

picker fingers now close and are retracted to deliver the card to thedischarging rollers. When the picker arm has nearly reached the limit ofits rearward movement the breakers are operated to destroy the alinementof the upper cards. time the feed as is commonly used to transfer thesheets" of paper in a lprinting press. In the latter case the entireoperation of the machine will be automatic.

It will accordinglv be seen that herein is provided a machine welladapted to attain the objects heretofore set forth, in a positive andreliable manner, said machine being compact' in form and simple inconstruction and operation. l

As many changes could be made in the above construction and manyapparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be madewithout departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all mattercontained in the above description or shown in the accompanying'drawings shall pivotally mounted on said be interpreted as illustrativeand notl in a limiting sense. It is also to be understood that thelanguage used in the following claims is intended to cover all of thegeneric and specific features ofthe invention herein described, and allstatements of the scope of the invention which, as a matter of language,might be said to fall therebetween. Y Having described my invention,what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentis: v

l. In apparatus of the character dei scribed, in combination, a frameconstituting a reservoir for cards, means for applying paste tosaidcards, means for feeding said cards, a rock-shaft journaled on saidframe, a picker arm mounted thereon and adapted to rock therewith, apair of fingers picker arm, a vacuum card lifter adapted to deliver acard to said fingers when said arm is rocked to its forward position,and discharging rollers adapted to receive said card from said pickerfingers.

2. In apparatus 'of the character described, in combination, a frameconstitut ing a reservoir for cards, means for feeding said cards, apasting roller, means for supplying past-e to said roller, means forlifting the top card, picker means adapted to receivesaid card from saidlifting means, and discharging rollers adapted to receive said card fromsaid picker means.

3. In apparatus of the character described, in combination, a frameconstituting reservoir for cards, means for feeding vsaid cards,

a transverselv reciprocating pasting roller, means for lifting the topcard upon completion of the pasting operation, picker means adapted tooperate simultaneouslv with said lifting means to receive said cardtherefrom,v adapted to remove said card. 4

et. In apparatus of the character described,vin combination, a frameconstituting a reservoir for cards, means for feeding said cards, atransversely reciprocating pasting roller, means for lifting the topcard upon completio-n of the pasting operation, picker means adapted'tooperate substantially simultaneously with said lift-ing means to receivesaid card therefrom, discharging rollers adapted to remove said card,and an intermittently rotating drive shaft adapted to operate theseveral moving parts of said apparatus.

5. In apparatus of the character de. scribed, in combination, a frameconstituting a reservoir for cards, means for feeding said cards, aspring clip'adapted to` exert pressure upon the ytop card, means forbreaking the alinement of said cards, a pasting roller, a second rolleradapted to supply paste to said pasting roller, a reservoir forpaste,vacuum means for lifting said top card, picker means adapted tovre'ceive said card fromsaidl lifting means, and

discharging rollers adapted toV remove said card. v

6..V In a machine vof the character de scribed, in combination, anupright frame constituting a reservoir for cards, means for applyingpaste to said cards, a table adapted to move up and down within saidframe, a nut secured to said table, a screw intermeshing with said nut,a shaft adapted to rotate'said screw, a ratchet-wheel mounted on saidshaft, and a rod connected at one end to an adjustable crank-pin andprovided at the other en'd with a pawl adapted to intermittently givesaid ratchet-wheel a partial rotation.

7. In a machine of the character described, in combination, an uprightframe constituting a reservoir for cards, means for applying paste tosaid cards, a table adapted to move up and down within said frame, a nutsecured to said table, a screw intermeshing with said nut, a shaftadapted to rotate said screw, a ratchet-wheel mounted on said shaft, arod connected at one end to an adjustable crank-pin and provided at theother endwith a pawl engaging said ratchetewheel, andvmeans for rotatingsaid crank-pin.

. `8. An apparatus of the character described, comprising, incombination, a table supporting a card, a member adapted to reciprocatetransversely over said card, a pasting roller pivotally securedto saidmember, and means adapted to permit said roller to come in contact withsaid card during a portion of its stroke in one direction and to lift itfrom said cardy at a predetermined point in its return stroke.

9. An apparatus of the character described, comprising, in combination,a table supporting a card, a reciprocating rack, a

member pivotally mounted intermediate itsY rackhaving pasting meanspivotedthereto,l

a pinion meshing with said rack, rotating means adapted to engage saidpinion to rotate it in one direction, a tripping'abutment for saidrotating means, and a spring adapted to rotate.said pinion in theopposite direction.

11. In apparatus of the character described, in combination, a slidablymounted rack having pasting means pivoted thereto, a rotating shaft, apinion loosely mounted thereon, means mounted upon said shaft to rotatetherewith and adapted to engage a projection on said pinion whereby saidpinion is rotated and said rack moved in one direction, an abutmentadapted to trip said mea-ns to release said pinion,'and a springadaptedto turn said pinion in the opposite direction and thereby retractsaid rack.

12. In apparatus of the character described, in combination, a reservoirfor cards, means for applying paste to' said cards, a rock-shaft, apicker arm mounted thereon and adapted to rock therewith, a fingerpivotally mounted upon said picker arm, and a cam' surface Aadapted toraise said finger upon the picker arm being rocked forward.

13. In apparatus of the character described, in combination, a reservoirfor cards, `means for applying paste to said cards, a rock-shaft, apicker arm mounted thereon and adapted to rock therewith, a pair ofupper and lower fingers mounted upon said picker arm, a cam surfaceadapted to raise said lower finger, and a cam surface adapted to raisesald upper finger as the picker arm rocks forward. v

14. In apparatus of the character described, in combination, a reservoirfor cards, means for applying paste to said cards, a rock-shaft, apicker arm mounted thereon and adapted to'rock therewith, a pair ofupper and lower fingers mounted on said picker arm, means adapted toraise said lower linger, and means adapted to raise said upper finger asthe picker arm rocks forward, and a member adapted to engage said uppernger to move it out of contact with said lower finger.

15. In apparatus of the character described, in combination, a reservoir-for cards, means for applying paste to said cards, a rock-shaft, apicker arm mounted thereon and adapted to rock therewith, a pair ofupper and` lower fingers mounted on said picker arm, means forsimultaneously raising said fingers duringl the initial forward movementof said arm, and means` adapted to further raise said Aupper fingerduring the final forward movement of said arm.

16. In apparatus of the character described, in combination, a reservoirfor cards, means for applying paste to said cards, an oscillating vacuumconduit, a valve mounted therein and adapted to move up and downtherewith, a valve-stem, a stationary member, means on said stem adaptedto engage said stationary member to Open said valve during the descentthereof, vand a dog pivotally mounted on said conduit adapted to engagethe stem of said valve to hold said valve in open position.

17. In apparatus of the character described, in combination, a reservoirfor cards, means for applying paste to said cards, an oscillating vacuumconduit, a valve mounted therein and adapted to move up and downtherewith, a valve-stem, a stationary member, means on said stem adaptedto engage said stationary member to open, said valve during the descentthereof, a dog pivotally mounted on said conduit adapted to engage thestem of said valve to hold said valve in open position, and meansadapted to trip said dog to permit of the closing of said valve justbefore said conduit completes Yits upward oscillation.

18. In' apparatus of the character de- 110 scribed, in combination, areservoir for cards, means for applying paste to said cards, a vacuumpipe, a conduit mounted to oscillate thereon, a lifter head secured tothe end of said conduit, a sucker member slidably attached to said head,a valve in said conduit, a valve-stem, a stationary member adapted'tobeengaged by said stem to open said valve during the descent of saidlifter' head whereby said sucker member is ren- 12( dered operative,means tending vto close said valve, a dog pivotally mounted on saidconduit adapted to lock said valve in open po sition, means adapted totrip said dog immediately prior to the completion of the up'- 12 wardmovement of said conduit to permit of the closing of said valve, and acam adapted to oscillate said conduit.

19. In apparatus of the character described, in combination, a pastingmember, 13

- from said support, discharging rollers,and

means adapted to receive said card 'from said llfting-means and to carrysame tosaid rollers.

20. In apparatus of the character described, in combination, a pastingdevice, a,

card support, means adapted to lift a card therefrom, card alinementbreaking means adapted to co-act with said lifting means to facilitatethe lifting of a single card, a olis-y charging device, and meansadapted to re`-v ceive said card from said lifting means and` totransmit same to said discharging device.

21. In apparatus of the character described, in combination, a pastingdevice, a card support, means adapted to lift a card therefrom, cardalinement breaking means, a pressure member adapted to co-act 'with saidlifting 'means and said breaking means to :facilitate the removalof asingle card, a discharging device, and `means adapted to receive saidcard from said lifting means and to transmit same to said dischargingdevice. 22. In apparatus of the character described, in combination, acard support, means adapted to lift a card therefrom, card alinementbreaking means, a pressure member adapted to co-act with said liftingmeans and said breaking means to facilitate the removal of a singlecard, a discharging device, means adapted to receive said card from saidlifting means and to transmit same to said discharging device, and meansfor applying paste to said card prior to the action of said liftingmeans.

23. In apparatus of the' character described, in combinatiom, a cardsupport, means adapted to lift a card therefrom, card alinementbreakingmeans, a pressure member adapted to co-act with said lifting means andsaid breaking means to facilitate the removal of a single card, adischarging device, means adaptedto receive said card from said liftingmeans and to transmit same to said discharging device, means forapplying paste to said card prior to the,

action of said lifting means, and an intermittently acting feed devicefor said card support.

l `In testimony whereof I affix my signature,

inthe presence of two Witnesses.

' ANTON E. NIELSEN.

Witnesses:v

ROYAL W. FRANCE, WILLIAM I-I. BROWN.

